Sprint MiFi 2200

Sprint have announced that they will be offering up the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 “Intelligent Mobile Hotspot” too, which is expected to launch on Verizon’s network May 17th. The Sprint MiFi 2200 will share its EVDO Rev. A data connection with up to five WiFi clients and it will also offer access to the hotspot’s GPS functionality, something the Verizon version currently does not. That GPS can be used to access mapping and location-based services. Battery life is anticipated to be up to four hours of use or 40hrs standby, and the MiFi 2200 has an SPI Firewall and supports WPA2-PSK and WEP encryption.

The unit measures just 3.50 x 2.32 x 0.35 inches and weighs a mere 2.05oz. Sprint plan to launch the MiFi 2200 the first week of June, priced at $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. Two service plans will be available with the cheapest, at $59.99 per month, while there is also a $149.99 Simply Everything Plan + Mobile Broadband, which gives subscribers phone service and 5GB of MiFi 2200 data. Each plan will charge $0.05 per MB for data outside of that 5GB.